XSS in Strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro
CVE-2021-24979
The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin before 2.6.6 does not escape the s parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro
- Paid Memberships Pro — versions 2.6.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/fc011990-4ec1-4553-901d-4ff1f482cb79 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2632369/paid-memberships-pro/tags/2.6.6/ad… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24979?
- CVE-2021-24979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Strangerstudios Paid Memberships Pro, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24979?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24979 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.